Talk by Claire Greenslade - 13th September 2025
CLAIRE GREENSLADE, former Head Gardener of Hestercombe Gardens and worked in this 50 acres of Georgian Landscape, Victorian Shrubbery and Edwardian Formal Gardens for 17 years.
Date: 13th September, arrive 4pm, talk starts at 4:30pm.
Price: £6
Arriving 4pm gives you a chance to settle, get your welcome drink and see the dahlias in flower at the flower field.
Please join us at Yalham Hayes to hear Claire talk about GERTRUDE JEKYLL who collaborated with Sir Edwin Lutyens in the planting scheme and design of Hestercombe in 1903. There will be a time for Q&A after Claire's discussion.
Flowers, pots, cakes and coffee will be for sale on the day.
See you there!
More about Claire:
Claire: "Gardening to me embraces everything that I love--design, colour, plants and nature. I love plants, places, and people, and where all of those overlap is where the magic lies."
Claire has a degree in fashion and textiles and has worked in screen printed textiles and making stained glass. A chance interest in growing plants to dye fabrics led her back to college learning organic gardening where Claire was exposed to a whole new world!
Lucky enough to be offered a three year apprenticeship with the National Trust based at Barrington Court--this was where she developed her gardening skills even further. She then worked at Garden Organic near Coventry then at Hestercombe for 17 years.
Claire has recently started a new horticultural adventure on a private estate to develop an old walled garden.
You will also find Claire at Garden Masterclass presenting webinars and podcasts as well as carrying out garden consultations.
CLAIRE GREENSLADE, former Head Gardener of Hestercombe Gardens and worked in this 50 acres of Georgian Landscape, Victorian Shrubbery and Edwardian Formal Gardens for 17 years.
Date: 13th September, arrive 4pm, talk starts at 4:30pm.
Price: £6
Arriving 4pm gives you a chance to settle, get your welcome drink and see the dahlias in flower at the flower field.
Please join us at Yalham Hayes to hear Claire talk about GERTRUDE JEKYLL who collaborated with Sir Edwin Lutyens in the planting scheme and design of Hestercombe in 1903. There will be a time for Q&A after Claire's discussion.
Flowers, pots, cakes and coffee will be for sale on the day.
See you there!
More about Claire:
Claire: "Gardening to me embraces everything that I love--design, colour, plants and nature. I love plants, places, and people, and where all of those overlap is where the magic lies."
Claire has a degree in fashion and textiles and has worked in screen printed textiles and making stained glass. A chance interest in growing plants to dye fabrics led her back to college learning organic gardening where Claire was exposed to a whole new world!
Lucky enough to be offered a three year apprenticeship with the National Trust based at Barrington Court--this was where she developed her gardening skills even further. She then worked at Garden Organic near Coventry then at Hestercombe for 17 years.
Claire has recently started a new horticultural adventure on a private estate to develop an old walled garden.
You will also find Claire at Garden Masterclass presenting webinars and podcasts as well as carrying out garden consultations.
CLAIRE GREENSLADE, former Head Gardener of Hestercombe Gardens and worked in this 50 acres of Georgian Landscape, Victorian Shrubbery and Edwardian Formal Gardens for 17 years.
Date: 13th September, arrive 4pm, talk starts at 4:30pm.
Price: £6
Arriving 4pm gives you a chance to settle, get your welcome drink and see the dahlias in flower at the flower field.
Please join us at Yalham Hayes to hear Claire talk about GERTRUDE JEKYLL who collaborated with Sir Edwin Lutyens in the planting scheme and design of Hestercombe in 1903. There will be a time for Q&A after Claire's discussion.
Flowers, pots, cakes and coffee will be for sale on the day.
See you there!
More about Claire:
Claire: "Gardening to me embraces everything that I love--design, colour, plants and nature. I love plants, places, and people, and where all of those overlap is where the magic lies."
Claire has a degree in fashion and textiles and has worked in screen printed textiles and making stained glass. A chance interest in growing plants to dye fabrics led her back to college learning organic gardening where Claire was exposed to a whole new world!
Lucky enough to be offered a three year apprenticeship with the National Trust based at Barrington Court--this was where she developed her gardening skills even further. She then worked at Garden Organic near Coventry then at Hestercombe for 17 years.
Claire has recently started a new horticultural adventure on a private estate to develop an old walled garden.
You will also find Claire at Garden Masterclass presenting webinars and podcasts as well as carrying out garden consultations.